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'The green, green grass of home'. A Northerm Gannet, Morus bassanus flying in at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire. Splaying out its totipalmate feet (Its toes are fully webbed) with a bill crammed with grass and natural nest building materials...Sadly however, a survey of 7280 Gannet nests on twenty nine colonies by the British Ornithologists Union revealed that 46% of nests contained debris. The vast majority of this debris was threadlike plastic, most likely from fishing activities, with the occasional piece of sheet, foam or hard plastic! The birds get tangled in these fishing lines and plastic debris and many Gannets die from injury and starvation, let alone the devastating results of Bird Flue this year.

Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.

Northern Gannet Notes and Information:

A search for ‘Gannet nest’ and ‘Plastic’ on Google Images will reveal many photographs of gannet nests containing plastic. The Northern Gannet Morus bassanus colony on Grassholm, South Wales is particularly infamous for the amount of anthropogenic debris in nests, largely threadlike plastic, such as fishing rope from fishing activities (Votier et al. 2012). Each autumn the RSPB visit Grassholm to cut free alive individuals entangled at the nest, largely involving juveniles which otherwise wouldn’t have fledged BOU notes.

Name: Northern Gannet, Solan, Solan Goose (Sula bassana)

Length: 80 to 110 centimetres.

Weight: 2 to 3.5 kg.

Location:

Eastern coast of North America down to Gulf of Mexico. Crosses across the Northern Arctic to the west coast of Europe down to northern coast of Africa.

Conservation status:Least Concern.

Diet: Fish, squid.

Appearance: White with brown or black

wingtips. Black patch around blue eyes.

Long blue-grey beaks with slight downward curve at the end.

How do Northern Gannets feed?

Northern Gannets dive at the water like an arrow at tremendous speeds of up to 100 km per hour. Their bodies are built to withstand the impact with an especially strong sternum.They are able to spot prey when they are as high as 45 km above sea level, though 10 to 20 metres is more usual. During the dive they will use their wings as rudders to control their direction, tucking their wings in at the last moment just before they hit the water. Their velocity can carry them 5 metres below the surface of the water. They can additionally swim a further 15 metres to hunt down prey. They will swallow the fish while still underwater instead of surfacing and carrying it away.They are also known to follow fishing vessels like gulls do in order to pick fish out of the nets or pick up any refuse left behind.

Are Northern Gannets social?

Northern Gannets forage together.

How fast do Northern Gannets fly?

Northern Gannets can reach flying speeds of up to 65 km per hour.

What are Northern Gannet birthing rituals like?

Northern Gannet flocks have been known to return to the same breeding sites for hundreds of years. The biggest colonies contain tens of thousands of nests. The oldest birds tend to return to the breeding ground first. The time of year that the breeding season occurs in depends on the location of the grounds. For example the birds that choose Bass Rock as their grounds (a location off the coast of Scotland) breed at the end of January while those in Iceland tend to breed around March or April.

Northern Gannets reach sexual maturity around four years of age. Juvenile birds that join the rest of the flock at the breeding grounds may make a nest of their own at the fringes of the site or take over other nests, but they will give up the nests if an older member of the flock comes to claim it. The nests are generally constructed by the males, made from seaweed and any other materials found floating on the water. The nests are about 50 to 70 centimetres in diameter and will require maintenance throughout the season due to erosion from the wind. Same-sex fights can break out during the season. The male fights can be especially aggressive and can result in broken necks and wings. Females soar over the grounds searching for a suitable mate. Males will display by shaking their heads back and forth. Once mated the birds usually remain monogamous for years, if not the rest of their lives.

One egg is laid, weighing about 100 grams. If the first egg is lost then a second will be laid. The incubation period takes 6 or 7 weeks.Once hatched, the hatchling is fed regurgitated food for the next 3 months. Adult birds that are searching for feed for their young have been known to fly as far as 320 km away from their nesting site.After the 3 or so months the chick is strong enough to glide down to the water from the nest on their own. They are now on their own, permanently separated from their parents. Their fat reserves are enough to keep them alive for the next 2 or 3 weeks while they earn to tend to themselves. Initially brown, the juvenile birds will take three or so years before they have grown in their fully white plumage.

How long do Northern Gannets live?

Northern Gannets live about 35 years in the wild.

How many Northern Gannets are there today?

Rough estimates put today’s wild Northern Gannet population at anywhere between 950,000 and 1,200,000 individuals.

Do Northern Gannets have any natural predators?

Adult Northern Gannets are on rare occasions taken by bald eagles, white-tailed eagles, large sharks, and seals. Chicks and eggs are also vulnerable to gulls, ravens, ermines, and red foxes.Nesting northern gannets7

Grand Northern Gannet Facts

1. The Northern Gannet is the largest member of the gannet family.

2. Northern Gannets secrete a water-impermeable oily fluid from subaceous glands. They spread the oil across their feathers with their heads and beaks.

3. Northern Gannets are not particularly good at walking. This means they are better at taking off into flight from the water than from land. They do this by facing into the wind and vigorously flapping their wings to produce the necessary lift. This can cause problems for them on especially wavy days which can see them ending up beached.

4. Northern Gannets have tiny airbags under their skin that they use to help them return to the surface after a dive.

5. Northern Gannet females are much choosier than the males when hunting. They will take longer to choose their foraging area, and will dive deeper and longer on average per dive.

6. Northern Gannet migrations have taken them as far south as Ecuador.

7. The term “gannet” has become synonymous with “glutton” in the U.K. due to the bird’s huge appetite. Oceanwide expeditions notes.

MOSTRA FOT. PERSONALE "DOVE AFFONDANO LE RADICI" 5 by Maria Grazia Marrulli

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La storia si ripete, gli uomini migrano da sempre, è determinante non perdere le proprie radici ma rafforzare la propria identità.

Come ha detto Ernesto De Martino «se non hai un paese nei ricordi sei un apolide, non un cosmopolita».

Per Ferdinando Scianna «oggi siamo tutti un po’ emigrati dentro. E per questo il cibo diventa così importante, perché dopo il latte materno è una lingua primordiale».

Condivido il suo pensiero quando dice «essere siciliani significa andarsene e quando te ne vai, i sapori non si modificano, si cristallizzano».

Per me «essere pugliese» ha lo stesso significato. Al mercato di Rimini, quando è possibile, sono alla ricerca dei sapori della mia terra, alla ricerca della mia terra, elementi che affermano la mia identità, che rassicurano, che danno una sensazione di pace interiore.

Inizio la mostra proprio dalla terra madre e nutrice.

I ricordi, mi riportano nei luoghi, alle persone, alla saggezza delle tante persone anziane che tramandano il sapere, le tradizioni e l’identità.

Ci sono paesaggi impregnati di storie che li distinguono e le storie sono ricche di personaggi, di amore per la terra, di riflessioni sulla vita.

E’ un racconto tra ricordi, ritualità, luoghi, persone, sapori, odori, lo specchio dell’identità culturale.

Il paesaggio delle terre disegnato dalla natura e scolpito dall’uomo con le coltivazioni dell’ulivo, delle viti, del grano, offre nutrimento e bellezza.

Tra le semplici fonti di nutrimento, il pane ci riporta ad una antica dimensione, alla ritualità, alle simbologie, ci conduce alle storie comuni tra le diverse identità dei popoli e delle culture.

Antichi detti mi risuonano nella testa «il pane non si butta, è peccato – il pane di ieri è buono anche domani».

Infatti le donne curavano il recupero del prodotto con gradevoli trasformazioni.

Ad esempio «la cialledda fredda» a base di pane raffermo lo ritroviamo con nomi diversi nella stessa Puglia e nella nostra Italia: la cialledda fredda a Gravina di Puglia, l’acqua sala a Taranto, il pane cunzato in Calabria, il pan ‘mbuss in Basilicata, la panzanella in Toscana.

La ricetta riesce sapientemente a trasmettere valori antichi che potrebbero essere validi ancora oggi come la condivisione del cibo in un unico grande piatto.

POSTATA ... 07/22/2021 - H. 17:22:00

GBH Nesting Material by A & R Photography

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Looks like he is missing a toe or two.

Comboio de Carril n.º 74341 - Barragem do Fratel by Valério Santos

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Material Circulante: Medway 1905 + Material de Via da Mota-Engil Railway + 8 Rs (Somafel)

Hora: 11:49

Data: 11-05-2023

Local: Barragem do Fratel (PK 44 - Linha da Beira Baixa)

Serviço: Comboio de Carril n.º 74341 (Entroncamento --» Guarda)

various material by twinleaves

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Comboio de Areia n.º 52398/9 - Quinta Grande by Valério Santos

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Material Circulante: Medway 4702 + Medway 4705 + 16 Falls + 3 Us + Medway 1909

Hora: 08:58

Data: 19-05-2022

Local: Estação da Quinta Grande (PK 34 - Linha de Vendas Novas)

Serviço: Comboio de Areia n.º 52398/9 (Entroncamento --» Loulé)

SPOILT for CHOICE... TULLE by magda indigo

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#AbFav_TEXTURES

Tulle is a fine mesh net fabric most commonly used to make wedding veils and embellish wedding gowns, also with its decorative nature, Tulle is a popular fabric choice when making tutus, and to decorate gifts and crafts.

Tulle can be made from a variety of natural and synthetic fibres, including silk, nylon, rayon, or cotton.

It is a lightweight, fine netting which is used to accent and create a floaty look to garments.

I came across this eye-catching display, another 'cannot-resist' image! LOL

Hope this makes you smile and have a wonderful day and thank you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com

tulle, material, multi, display, choice, graphic, order, minimalism, design, "conceptual art", colour, vertical, "Magda"

Material World by Mr sAg

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Enough of the nicey-nicey landscapey-type shots (popular though they prove to be in Exploreland).

I went to see the Kevin Cummins exhibition "Joy Division Exemplar" at Manchester Photographic today. If you like iconic rock photography and/or Joy Division then it's definitely worth checking out. It's on till the end of Feb I believe...and it's free (bargain at half the price).

This was snapped on the way back to the workhouse. I liked how the different materials used came together...or something like that...waffle waffle.

Northern Quarter, Manchester, UK.

9 January, 2012.

My Northern Quarter set.

VOODOO SWING - rockabilly / USA by PHILippe HaumESSER

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VOODOO SWING - So Fine (Vidéo) :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRfhGuM4izg

...en concert au Grillen à Colmar , vendredi 9 juin 2017

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Osprey collecting nest material by Paul Denbow

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IC 541 - Constância Sul by Valério Santos

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Material Circulante: CP 5616 + 3 Sorefame Renovada IC

Hora: 09:36

Data: 08-02-2022

Local: Constância Sul (PK 118 - Linha da Beira Baixa)

Serviço: IC 541 (Lisboa - Santa Apolónia --» Guarda)

African Fish Eagle by Jambo53 ()

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RKO_0979. Collecting nest material.

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Thanks a lot for your visit, fave and comments. Its truly appreciated!

Freedom Fighters Fight For Love Im praying to the skies above by giannis

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when the people come together they make things start... series

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Its time to change as we assess ourselves

And dont be blind by the material wealth

Free the Spirit cause it might discard

Through the eye of a needle

And your way is barred

To another level but 1 step higher

me myself and I just try to inspire

Those who have and those that wait

You could have my hand well if i was a saint

Freedom Fighters Fight For Love

Im praying to the skies above

Freedom Fighters fight for love

Haaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaa

They once built a wall A man made solution

Many Feet high a barbed wire intrusion

On humanity and its family ties

no matter how faint you could hear the cries

droplets of tears have over the years

Been wrote to the wall

And now it disappears before me

means its pieces apart

when the people come together they make things start

Freedom Fighters Fight For Love

Im praying to the skies above

Freedom Fighters fight for love

Haaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaa

Let ya Sunflowers away from the rain

deprived of water yet they maintain

that its neccessary to stick around in space

when they wont even feed the human race

They rape my land now theres nothing left

a child in my womb and no milk from my breast

Im the worlds problem but wheres the solution

if youve you made enough profit now take your pollution

with you

Please

Love can help

We can help it

Love can help

We can help it

The words have more power than the gun

by the freedom of speech its still denied to some

Channing square was a cry of hope

politicians did nothing not even a life rope

never let your dreams disappear

because the future of words can cause such fear

its set by many or even if you remember

we have the power to change things too

Freedom Fighters Fight For Love

Im praying to the skies above

Freedom Fighters fight for love

Haaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaa

Freedom Fighters Fight For Love

Im praying to the skies above

Freedom Fighters fight for love

Haaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaa

to the skies

pray to the skies

(Freedoom Fighters, System 7, 1992)

Smile on Saturdays ~ butterflies by shireye

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Material for an upcoming project.

Construction Material by Candace Trost

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A female purple martin doing some serious nest material.

for The Flickr Lounge 'weekend theme': Photographers Choice

INCONTRI...GENTE CHE VIENE GENTE CHE VA 7 by Maria Grazia Marrulli

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INCONTRI...GENTE CHE VIENE GENTE CHE VA

Al porto in tutte le stagioni, ci sono sempre compagni di viaggio, negli abiti leggeri o nei cappotti, con le luci e i colori diversi.

In questa giornata incerta, la strada è invasa dai toni di blù e di grigio, si respira la salsedine.

Vedo passare “gente che viene e gente che va”.

Mi soffermo sui miei incontri.

Attimi di vita che scorrono avanti a me.

Uomini e donne intenti nei loro pensieri, nel loro cammino, soli o in compagnia.

Sui loro volti vedo un sorriso, uno sguardo. Vedo i loro corpi che si affiancano, si tengono per mano, si allontanano.

Li osservo e m’infiltro, seguendo la mia ragione e le mie illusioni.

M’invento brevi storie, scambiando la gente e i loro volti, fino a quando non svaniscono da questo palcoscenico.

Solo pochi attimi.

Material by Photos by Di

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For the FFF+ Snap Happy Group

materials, melbourne by J Steinberg

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building materials by okulario

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μακετ by San Guine

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καλό φθινόπωρο με σχολή ξανά

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Traslado Alfafar. by Ingmar Sergio

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Traslado de material compuesto por 333-402 + 490-009 + 490-001 procedente de Valencia-Fuente San Luis y con destino en La Sagra a su paso por la estación de Alfafar-Benetússer.

Después de la famosa noticia del traslado de los Alaris a La Sagra decidimos quedar esa misma noche Adrián, Vicente y yo para darle caza cerca de Valencia ya que andábamos liados y subir más arriba lo veíamos una pérdida de tiempo.

Como no circulaban Cercanías a la hora a la que se efectuó descartamos ir a la Torre a hacer una nocturna, ya que no pararía, y por tanto nos decantamos por ir al puente peatonal de Alfafar, la cual fue una excelente idea por parte de Vicente.

A pesar de no ser una gran foto, además de ser a pulso e ir la composición a poco más de 30 km/h, creo que valió la pena dejar constancia de este traslado en nuestra ciudad ya que desconozco qué será de ellos ni adónde irán a parar.

Aprovecho para desearos a todos una feliz navidad y felices fiestas.

Materials by Shaun Osborne

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Board of fabric and materials at the Science Museum, London

Comboio de Carril n.º 74361 - Reveles by Valério Santos

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Material Circulante: Medway 1945 + 8 U (REFER)

Hora: 15:26

Data: 16-07-2016

Local: Reveles (PK 208 - Ramal de Alfarelos)

Serviço: Comboio de Carril n.º 74361 (Entroncamento --» Amieira)

Nesting Materials by Reid

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This hawk was tearing off this vine while the second one occupied the nest. Based upon the bands on the tail, I think it's a Coopers Hawk. The light was bad yesterday. Now that the light is good, I don't see the hawks. Maybe they noticed me watching them and decided to make a nest somewhere else.

Comboio Especial n.º 92204 - Paialvo by Valério Santos

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Material Circulante: CP 2601 + 15 Sorefame

Hora: 11:28

Data: 12-08-2020

Local: Paialvo (PK 117 - Linha do Norte)

Serviço: Comboio Especial n.º 92204 (Contumil --» Entroncamento)

E464.415 TI - Susegana by Gualtiero Palermo

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Materiale rotabile e livrea omogenei per questo moderno regionale Udine venezia S.L., partito da poco da Conegliano, fotografato, sperimentando nuove focali, in un caldo tramonto di novembre. 17/11/2020

Construction Material by Thomas Duerr

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Material diferente... by Jesus Mediavilla

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En fechas veraniegas como es en el caso de dicha captura. Tuve la oportunidad de poder ofrecerme unas merecidas vacaciones en mi querido pueblo Villasur, Provincia de Castilla y León. Uno de eso tal días donde podía realmente tener mi merecido tiempo, Así fue. Normalmente y por si acaso me lleve mi equipo de fotografía. Aprovechando esos días me pase a unos lugares donde realmente nunca había explorado y menos poder sacar alguna foto que otra. Mirando y explorando como no con GPS actuales. Realmente era necesario. En mi opinión he tenido que buscarme la vida para poder encontrar algo de ferrocarril cerca de donde estaba. Como veis en este caso en la localización exactamente en Dueñas, A fueras de Valladolid, No me esperaba algo así, Fue una autentica pasada de sitio. Es que positiva mente opino que lo tenia todo lo bueno, El terreno, La luminosidad, Margen de espacio. En fin sin palabras. Cabe decir que a lo lejos veremos la Estación de Dueñas actualmente. Después de estar normalmente 2 duras horas a pleno sol de la tarde, Un día de diario pudimos ver bastante movimiento. La verdad es que me sorprendió. Como podéis ver en la captura ya con las ultimas luces de la tarde. Debo recalcar que en mis carpetas de archivos no suelo tener normalmente cazado este tipo de circulaciones, Es mas casi prácticamente imposible poder cazar este tipo de composición exacta en Vizcaya. Como podéis ver pude cazar a estas doble Primas 333.392+333.345 formándose un bonito bobinero corto, A muy buena marcha minutos mas antes de salir de Venta de Baños. Con destino a Salamanca.

Un Saludo

2026-03-17-21.12.55 ZS PMax UDR by Mark Friedman

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Sea glass (also called beach glass)

Description

Material: Glass fragments, originally from bottles, jars, windows, or other manufactured items.

Surface: Matte, frosted, slightly pitted texture. This is caused by long-term abrasion and chemical weathering.

Shape: Rounded, softened edges, no sharp corners.

Formation:

Broken glass is tumbled by sand, waves, and currents over many years.

The process smooths edges and creates the characteristic frosted surface.

Time scale: Typically 20–40+ years (sometimes much longer) to reach this finish.

What you have specifically

Mixed-color collection: cobalt blue, aqua, green, yellow, amber, clear/white, red

Texture appears:

Consistently frosted and evenly etched

No sharp edges → indicates fully weathered pieces

Likely a combination of:

Common colors: clear/white, green, brown/amber

Less common/rare: cobalt blue, red, bright yellow (these are typically from specialty glass like medicine bottles, signal lights, or decorative items)

Key visual indicators (confirmed in your image)

Uniform translucency (not transparent like fresh glass)

Soft, organic contours

Slight internal color gradients due to thickness

Occasional tiny pits/abrasion marks

materials received by Melania Damianou

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Materials and Applications Project Space Bubbles (Otis College) by Otis Admissions

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Photo Credit: Marc Meredith

(Im)material Love by Bubble of Interest

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